Men’s Bracketology 12/29/2025

It’s been a pretty sleepy few days on the bracketology front with most teams off for Christmas. I only have minor updates today, mostly amongst the AQ teams. Conference play starts in earnest tomorrow, so expect some shakeups in my next update.

1: Michigan, Arizona, Connecticut, Iowa State

2: Gonzaga, Vanderbilt, Duke, Houston

3: Purdue, Michigan State, BYU, Kansas

4: Alabama, Illinois, Nebraska, North Carolina

5: Louisville, Texas Tech, USC, Iowa

6: Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, St. Mary’s

7: Utah State, Villanova, LSU, Auburn

8: Florida, Georgia, Saint Louis, Clemson

9: SMU, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Kentucky

10: UCF, Baylor, Miami (FL), UCLA

11: Indiana, (NC State/Ohio State), (Butler/Oklahoma State), Yale

12: Akron, Belmont, McNeese, Tulsa

13: Utah Valley, High Point, UC San Diego, Liberty

14: William & Mary, Lipscomb, Arkansas State, Oakland

15: Mercer, Siena, St. Thomas, Northern Colorado

16: Vermont, Colgate, (Southern/Norfolk State), (Lindenwood/LIU)

First Four Out: California, Oklahoma, Boise State, New Mexico

Next Four Out: Wake Forest, Texas, Virginia Tech, Stanford

Moving In: None

Moving Out: None

Bids by Conference:

Big 10: 10

SEC: 9

Big 12: 9

ACC: 8

Big East: 5

West Coast: 2